Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma on Sun, Apr 12, 2026, 2:39 PM CDT (19:39 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2026-04-12 19:39:24 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.787° N, 98.122° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516 km NW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 175 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.615 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 175 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.615 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 175 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.112 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 172 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.918 km ESE of Hinton, Oklahoma · 170 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.318 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 168 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
  7. 3.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 167 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.59 km E of Gracemont, Oklahoma · 167 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.35 km S of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 162 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.617 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 161 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.816 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 161 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.08 km ENE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 161 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.84 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 159 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.18 km N of Verden, Oklahoma · 158 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.714 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.88 km ENE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 151 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.28 km ENE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 151 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.17 km ENE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 151 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 149 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.25 km NNE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 145 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.77 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 124 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 11
  22. 1.78 km N of Verden, Oklahoma · 124 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.417 km ESE of Hinton, Oklahoma · 124 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.57 km W of Binger, Oklahoma · 123 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.616 km ENE of Lookeba, Oklahoma · 123 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.516 km ENE of Lookeba, Oklahoma · 123 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.75 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 122 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.55 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 122 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.55 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 122 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.85 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 122 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.65 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 121 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.64 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 121 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.812 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 119 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.67 km WSW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 118 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.78 km WSW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 118 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.516 km E of Hinton, Oklahoma · 118 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.710 km E of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 117 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.09 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 117 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 1.69 km NNE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 116 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.87 km WSW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 116 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.59 km E of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 116 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.65 km WSW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 115 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.710 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma · 115 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 1.618 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 176 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.110 km ESE of Gracemont, Oklahoma · 180 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.510 km S of Calumet, Oklahoma · 180 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.67 km N of Verden, Oklahoma · 180 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.618 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 181 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.017 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 181 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.918 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 182 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.519 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.217 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.519 km ESE of Hinton, Oklahoma · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.616 km S of Calumet, Oklahoma · 184 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.38 km N of Verden, Oklahoma · 186 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.58 km N of Verden, Oklahoma · 190 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.35 km NNE of Verden, Oklahoma · 190 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.89 km E of Gracemont, Oklahoma · 193 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.28 km ENE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 193 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.68 km ENE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 194 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.68 km ENE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 195 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.78 km ENE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 195 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.811 km W of Dibble, Oklahoma · 196 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2026heas. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:41 PM UTC.